One of these days I’m going to write a novel and in it I’m going to include the line “He slipped off the safety catch of his automatic revolver”. I’m going to do it just to…
Jon C. Branch
A Cased Pair of Revolvers, a Webley R.I.C. No. 1 New Model and a No. 2 Bulldog
There is much debate on the revolvers carried by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson and it is indeed fun to hypothesise on what Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had in mind. It is likely however that these…
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The Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous
When he was a boy at boarding school young Freddy Selous was found by a schoolmaster laying on the cold floor beside his bed in the middle of the night. When asked by the schoolmaster what…
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Lamborghini 350 GT by Touring
When you are out shooting with a group of strangers who have never been shooting with you before it’s your first shot that counts. If that one is a clean hit they’ll think you are a…
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1938 Morgan 4/4 Barn Find
This 1938 Morgan 4/4 appears to be a genuine barn find from a deceased estate. The car will be auctioned by Clwyd Car Auctions on Monday 25th April 2016. To see the Clwyd Car Auctions sale…
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Magazine Rifle by John Rigby & Co. in .416 Rigby
This very nice bolt action magazine rifle was originally created in 1920 for a Mr. F. Morgans and the rifle was then made in .350 Rigby, a common caliber for general big game hunting though much…
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Formula 1 Champions-Signed Helmet
This helmet, which is coming up for auction by RM Sotheby’s at the Monaco Auction on 14th May 2016 has been signed by 22 Formula 1 world champions. All proceeds of the sale will be shared…
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Fiat 1101A Campagnola, The Italian Jeep
I like Italian cars and motorcyles, and I like four wheel drives. Italian cars stir up ideas of Ferrari, Maserati, Iso and Lamborghini, and four wheel drives are, for me at least, associated with rifles and…
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.41 Volcanic Factory Engraved Carbine
When people hear the name “Smith and Wesson” nowadays the first image we get in our mind is of the typical double action Smith and Wesson revolvers, and perhaps of the expression “I’d like to introduce…
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Jaguar XK120 V8 “un-barn find”
Had it been found in a barn we might have described it as a barn find, but sadly this Jaguar XK120 from 1954 has been out in the open for the last however many years and…
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